by Daniel Zimmer | Dec 21, 2016 | Behaviour, Climate change, Collaborative Action, Transitions
The stability of our planet is at stake Our economic and demographic growth and development are taking humanity on planet Earth on a dangerous path. Since the middle of the 20th century, our environmental footprint has become so important that the entire Earth system...
by Salomon Billeter | Aug 30, 2016 | Behaviour, Climate change, Collaborative Action, Transitions
A first building block of a solid theoretical basis for action To solve or mitigate global problems such as climate change, good, sustainable individual behavior needs to be adopted by enough people to have an impact on society at large and the world. But isn’t...
by Daniel Zimmer | Jun 6, 2016 | Transitions
Transition approaches often neglect the fact that the old model needs to die to allow the birth of the new one. Each transition has losers who may become strong barriers to the new model. Is there such a thing as a lean transition? As compared to our ancestors, we are...